艺术类大学英语综合教程

《艺术类大学英语综合教程》是专门为艺术专业学生编写的大学英语综合教程，由吉林大学珠海学院外语中心编写。教材将英语教学和艺术通识教育紧密结合，充分调动学生的学习积极性，从而达到提高学生艺术英语实际运用能力的目的，为艺术专业人才踏上国际艺术舞台、接触其他文化艺术形式提供了必要的准备。
本套教材共两册，每册包括十个单元，供艺术类本科生两学年的公共英语课使用。
本套教材具有如下特色：1、听说读写完整的知识体系；2 丰富的主题内容，包括音乐、美术、体育、传媒、文化、文学等多领域。3 新颖生动的课后练习。4 配有课文音频和电子教案。

目.录


Unit 1 Visual Arts
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A Phonetics—Rhyming Words···························································· 1 Task B Conversations ··················································································· 2 Task C Passage······························································································ 3 Task D Spot Dictation··················································································· 4
Section B Reading
Passage A People Have Been Making Art for a Very Long Time ··············· 4
Passage B Self-Portraits by Vincent van Gogh: Take a Good Look at Yourself ····················································································· 10
Passage C Fast Reading Genius of European Art······································ 15
Section C Grammar
主语（一） (Subject Ⅰ) ··············································································· 17
Section D Sentence Writing
Arts and Crafts: Me-shirt ············································································ 20

Unit 2 Music
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules·························································· 23 Task B Conversations ················································································· 24 Task C Passage···························································································· 25 Task D Spot Dictation················································································· 25
Section B Reading
Passage A Development of Jazz ································································· 26 PassageB CelineMarieClaudetteDion ····················································· 32 Passage C Fast Reading Satchmo—A Jazz Superstar ······························· 38
Section C Grammar
主语（二） (Subject Ⅱ) ··············································································· 40

Section D Sentence Writing
Let''s Design a Concert Poster! ···································································· 42
Unit 3 Festivals
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules·························································· 45 Task B Conversations ················································································· 45 Task C Passage···························································································· 47 Task D Spot Dictation················································································· 47
Section B Reading
Passage A A Thanksgiving Story································································ 48 Passage B Valentine''s Day ········································································· 53 Passage C Fast Reading Halloween ··························································· 58
Section C Grammar
主谓一致（一）（Subject-Verb ConcordⅠ） ·············································· 60
Section D Sentence Writing
Celebrate Thanksgiving Day········································································ 63
Unit 4 Creative Advertisements
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules ························································ 65 Task B Conversations ················································································· 66 Task C Passage···························································································· 67 Task D Spot Dictation················································································· 68
Section B Reading
Passage A Sweet and Bitter Advertisements ·············································· 68
Passage B The Coca-Cola Hug Machine ···················································· 74
Passage C Fast Reading David Ogilvy: the Man Who Invented Modern Advertising ··································································· 79
Section C Grammar
主谓一致 (二 ) (Subject-Verb Concord Ⅱ)················································ 83
Section D Sentence Writing
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity ································ 86
Unit 5 Sports
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules·························································· 89 Task B Conversations ················································································· 90 Task C Passage···························································································· 91 Task D Spot Dictation················································································· 92
Section B Reading
Passage A God of Basketball······································································ 92 Passage B David Beckham ········································································· 98 Passage C Fast Reading A Special Extreme Athlete ······························· 103
Section C Grammar
宾语（一） (Object Ⅰ)··············································································· 104
Section D Sentence Writing
Color Run··································································································· 108
Unit 6 Achieving Dreams
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules························································ 111 Task B Conversations ··············································································· 111 Task C Passage·························································································· 113 Task D Spot Dictation··············································································· 113
Section B Reading
Passage A Dream Art················································································ 114 Passage B Teenage Dreams: Nicola Formichetti''s Fashion Rebirth ········ 120 Passage C Fast Reading Pursuing Your Dreams ····································· 125
Section C Grammar
宾语（二） (Object Ⅱ)··············································································· 127
Section D Sentence Writing
What Do You Want to Strive for in Your Lifetime? ································· 131
Unit 7 Culture
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules························································ 133 Task B Conversations ··············································································· 134 Task C Passage·························································································· 135 Task D Spot Dictation··············································································· 136
Section B Reading
Passage A Teaching People to Think························································ 136 Passage B Civil Rights Leader: Martin Luther King, Jr. ·························· 142 Passage C Fast Reading Mayan Civilization ··········································· 149
Section C Grammar
定语（一） (Attribute Ⅰ)··········································································· 150
Section D Sentence Writing
Chinese Papercut························································································ 154
Unit 8 Psychology
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules························································ 155
Task B Conversations ··············································································· 156 Task C Passage·························································································· 157 Task D Spot Dictation··············································································· 157
Section B Reading
Passage A Pressure···················································································· 158 Passage B Three Instant Mood Lifters······················································ 162 Passage C Fast Reading The Meanings of Red, Yellow and Blue ·········· 167
Section C Grammar
定语（二） (Attribute Ⅱ)··········································································· 168
Section D Sentence Writing
WhatIs Your Personality Type?································································ 172
Unit 9 Life Beyond the Earth
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules························································ 173 Task B Conversations ··············································································· 174 Task C Passage·························································································· 175 Task D Spot Dictation··············································································· 176
Section B Reading
Passage A Are We Alone? ········································································ 177 Passage B Close Encounters ····································································· 182 Passage C Fast Reading Do Aliens Exist? If So, Will They Kill Us? ····· 189
Section C Grammar
状语（一） (Adverbials Ⅰ)········································································ 191
Section D Sentence Writing
What Happens Once We Find Aliens ························································ 195
Unit 10 Architecture
Section A Listening and Speaking
Task A General Pronunciation Rules························································ 197 Task B Conversations ··············································································· 197 Task C Passage·························································································· 199 Task D Spot Dictation··············································································· 200
Section B Reading
Passage A The Art of Building ································································· 200 Passage B Grand Architect ······································································· 206 Passage C Fast Reading Wonder of the World: the Taj Mahal ··············· 211
Section C Grammar
状语（二） (Adverbials Ⅱ)········································································ 213
Section D Sentence Writing
My House Paint Color! ·············································································· 217
Glossary ………………………………………………………………………………… 219